New Relic
Sourcegraph
| Feature | New Relic | Sourcegraph |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $0.3/mo | Free / from $9/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Best For | development-teams, sre-teams, startups, devops-engineers | engineering-teams, enterprises, open-source-maintainers, platform-engineers |
| Founded | 2008 | 2013 |
| Apm | ✓ | ✗ |
| Infrastructure Monitoring | ✓ | ✗ |
| Log Management | ✓ | ✗ |
| Browser Monitoring | ✓ | ✗ |
| Synthetics | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ai Assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Distributed Tracing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Error Tracking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Code Search | ✗ | ✓ |
| Code Navigation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Batch Changes | ✗ | ✓ |
| Code Insights | ✗ | ✓ |
| Notebooks | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ New Relic Pros
- Generous free tier with 100GB/month data ingest
- Full-stack observability in one platform
- Usage-based pricing is cost-effective for many teams
- Strong AI assistant (New Relic AI) for troubleshooting
✗ New Relic Cons
- Per-user pricing for full platform access
- Data retention limits on free tier
- Can be complex to set up comprehensively
✓ Sourcegraph Pros
- Search across all repositories
- Excellent code navigation
- Batch Changes for mass refactoring
- Cody AI assistant
✗ Sourcegraph Cons
- Complex self-hosted setup
- Expensive for enterprise
- Learning curve for advanced features
The Verdict
New Relic is built for development teams and sre teams, with a focus on apm and infrastructure-monitoring. Sourcegraph targets engineering teams and enterprises and leads with code-search and code-navigation.
On pricing, New Relic is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $0.3/mo compared to $9/mo for Sourcegraph. That $8.7/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Feature-wise, New Relic offers broader built-in capabilities (8 features vs 6), while Sourcegraph takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.